B4Plastics

The plastic of the future

Plastic is everywhere, but its production and processing pose a serious threat to the environment. Traditional plastic is difficult to reuse or break down and is produced using fossil fuels. Belgian company B4Plastics aims to change this by introducing a sustainable alternative.

B4Plastics consists of a team of scientists and bioengineers that has developed a process that converts natural waste from agriculture and food industries, such as wood and grain waste, into unique building blocks. These building blocks are manipulated and combined in the lab, resulting in a product that has many of the good qualities of plastic, but in addition is also biodegradable as soon as the customer desires.

Thanks to the flexible combination and customisation possibilities of these building blocks, B4Plastics can manufacture products completely tailored to the customer's needs. This is why the company's employees call themselves ‘polymer architects’. Where architects build houses, B4Plastics builds eco-friendly plastics. The company guides clients from design through to the final product, with functionality and cost as drivers. B4Plastics works on large projects, such as a European project to make fishing nets biodegradable, but can also produce small runs. One example is Biorix, compostable straws produced in Belgium.